{"id":7523,"date":"2026-01-22T08:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523"},"modified":"2026-01-22T08:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:48:58","slug":"awujale-selection-abiodun-debunks-rumour-of-confrontation-with-afobajes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523","title":{"rendered":"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ogun State Governor, His Excellency Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, has clarified circulating reports suggesting a confrontation between him and the Council of Afobajes regarding the Awujale selection.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Governor&#8217;s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, these claims are completely false and misleading.The Governor held a respectful consultative meeting with the Council of Afobajes, consistent with meetings he held in the past with the Olori Ebis that were hitherto polarized which fostered their harmonization and, through such earlier engagements, he also persuaded one of the kingmakers to withdraw a filed litigation.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions he had focused on matters of mutual concern in the interest of the progress in traditional affairs within Ijebuland.Contrary to the rumors, Governor Abiodun did not issue threats, ultimatums. Statements attributed to him, including \u201cNo Kuye, No Awujale\u201d, are entirely fabricated and bear no relation to the Governor or his administration. No Afobaje will attest to such an occurrence, as it never happened. This is once again the fabrication of falsehoods by mischief makers.The governor remains committed to upholding due process, respecting the autonomy of traditional institutions, and ensuring a fair process in the selection of a new Awujale for Ijebu. His administration continues to prioritize dialogue, harmony, and the preservation of cultural values.We all know how highly the Governor holds the throne of Awujale which he has consistently demonstrated .Members of the public, traditional stakeholders, and the media are urged to disregard these unfounded insinuations and rely solely on verified information from official sourc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ogun State Governor, His Excellency Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, has clarified circulating reports suggesting a confrontation between him and the Council of Afobajes regarding the Awujale selection. According to the Governor&#8217;s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, these claims are completely false and misleading.The Governor held a respectful consultative meeting with the Council [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v25.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 - City Watch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 City Watch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 City Watch News %\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"City Watch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083282987806\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-22T08:48:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"544\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"511\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/abba855e75bb16b4d97f51adbdc6cb2a\"},\"headline\":\"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-22T08:48:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523\"},\"wordCount\":265,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523\",\"name\":\"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 - City Watch\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-22T08:48:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg\",\"width\":544,\"height\":511},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/\",\"name\":\"City Watch\",\"description\":\"People . Politics . Places\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"City Watch Nigeria\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization\",\"name\":\"City Watch\",\"alternateName\":\"City Watch Nigeria\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CITY-WATCH-logo2-11.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CITY-WATCH-logo2-11.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"City Watch\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083282987806\"],\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849\",\"ownershipFundingInfo\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849\",\"actionableFeedbackPolicy\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849\",\"correctionsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849\",\"ethicsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849\",\"diversityPolicy\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849\",\"diversityStaffingReport\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/abba855e75bb16b4d97f51adbdc6cb2a\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8462b50c356a65036169829ea2994d2f76e69c38017997c50c6cba2b63c389d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8462b50c356a65036169829ea2994d2f76e69c38017997c50c6cba2b63c389d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 - City Watch","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 City Watch","og_description":"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 City Watch News %","og_url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523","og_site_name":"City Watch","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083282987806","article_published_time":"2026-01-22T08:48:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":544,"height":511,"url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/abba855e75bb16b4d97f51adbdc6cb2a"},"headline":"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0","datePublished":"2026-01-22T08:48:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523"},"wordCount":265,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523","url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523","name":"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0 - City Watch","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-22T08:48:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FB_IMG_1453207869355.jpg","width":544,"height":511},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7523#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Awujale Selection: Abiodun Debunks Rumour Of Confrontation With Afobajes\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/","name":"City Watch","description":"People . Politics . Places","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization"},"alternateName":"City Watch Nigeria","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization","name":"City Watch","alternateName":"City Watch Nigeria","url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CITY-WATCH-logo2-11.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CITY-WATCH-logo2-11.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"City Watch"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083282987806"],"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849","actionableFeedbackPolicy":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849","diversityPolicy":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849","diversityStaffingReport":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?page_id=3849"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/abba855e75bb16b4d97f51adbdc6cb2a","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8462b50c356a65036169829ea2994d2f76e69c38017997c50c6cba2b63c389d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8462b50c356a65036169829ea2994d2f76e69c38017997c50c6cba2b63c389d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7524,"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523\/revisions\/7524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}